Elastic suspension for vehicles.



L. BASSO.

ELASTIG SUSPENSION EOE VEHICLES..

APPLICATION FILED MAR.5, 1909.

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

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To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known tliatI, Loin-:N Basso, engineerandarehitectQa subject of the King of Italy, residing at Genoa, Italy,'have invented a new and useful Elastic Suspension for Vehicles, of which the followingis a specification. t

This invention relates to improvements in elastic suspensions for vehicles wherein the usual springs are employed in connectionwitli a yielding or p neninatie member.

According to my invention the' pneumatic member is mounted upon the axles of the vehicle and the sprines. are connected with` the frame ot' the vehicle. and also with thepneumatic memberl and the connection between the pneumatic '-inember' and thel y springs is symmetrically arranged with respect to the former andthe springs are' symmetrically arranged with respect to the pneumatic member in a manner to irovide for neutralizing comparatively sliglit jars and to 'renderthe imposition of the load on the pneumatic member entirely uniform.

The invention will be more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawont in and by the appended claims.

In the drawing:-Fignre 1 is a sectional view on line 1-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a sectional view Onlines A-B of Fig. l.

' Like numerals of reference designate similar arts throughout the different iiguresof the diawin'g.

i One axle of a vehicle is designated at. 16, and may be provided with any desired construction of antifrietion hub 15 for the wheel. Asshowii asleeve 17 surrounds the f with a tire bead engaging flange axle and provides a mounting for a lpneumatic supporting member desifnated at 1. Said supporting nieniber.inay'kbe provided with strengthening ribs 2 and, as shown,

said member extends radially and terminates in an annular portion 3 provided, if desired, 3'. shown said annular member 3 forms only one-half of the pneumatic support and the other half is -fornied in a separate part 4 of complemental cross section, and is secured tothe support 1 by bolts 18.

When a pneumatic member is used the saine may consist of an envelop -GA provided with an air tube 5 and the bead portions of the envelop' 6 may be clamped between -the flange 3 and a. siujiilar flange 4 on the part.

eSpecication of Letters `Patent. l Application mea Maren 5, 1909. seriaiuo. 481,530..

ing and will be more particularly pointed lPatented 8v, `1910..

Ll.'A 'If desired the peripheral surface-of the envelop 6 may be recessed at 6 to-rec'eive a l bandS which. completely eneircles `the 'en-` velop 6 as will be seen by reference' to Fig.- 2. A band 7, which as shown is formed'in 'two parts, is superimposed u on the band 8 and the sections-"of the 4banc "l ai'e .ofsucli length as to separate the ends 7 thereof when the saine .iieii'i place, as will bereadily seen by reference to `Fig. 2. The openings.V or spaces between. the ends of the bands 7 11' are'iterposed between the 1 ends -7 and v:'i ,fainst the outer surface of the-band 8.'. It!A will thus be seen ;tliatv the band 8 protects the' envelop 6 from injury due to sudden move# lare arranged at'diainetri'cally'op osite points f of the member and the inner en s of'. spr1ngs n ients ofA thesprings 11. -'As shown 'tl'iesprings 11. are anchored to the .bands T and" 8l by anchoring members 10 proyidediwitliA 75l flanfres which are shown as iivetedtothe bancs S'and bolted to the springs ,11. 'The' outer ends of the springs 11 are connected,

pivotally,l with the `frame' 12 of vsides of said member, and connections between said'sprilllgsfauil the `iframe offthe. vehicle. it?, .Y

2. An elastic suspensibiigfor vehielescoinprising in combination with the axle 'and frame, an annular support eoneentrieally mounted on said axle, ,an annular pneumatic meiriber mounted. on said support, 4inner and outer v band surrounding said member, 'springs onbpposite sides of tlm/outer4 band, the inner ends -otsaid springs being anchored to the ends of said band-at iliainetricf ally opposite points thereof, andm'eans connecting the outer ends ofsaid springs to the vehicle frame.-

3. An elasticsuspeiision for vehicles comprising in combination with the axle and frame, an annular support concentrically ineniber mounted oiisaid support, a continuous band surrounding said member, a two ioo .mounted on said axle, an annnlar'pneumatic pgxtjbapd slifrunfpgsaglcotfmosbgld, 11111 -testmrvxy whereof have Sui-gutted my spmgs bnf-'op vose l'snes of sind member2F xmm4 to this specification in the, presence of the' lnne'r en s of saniv sprmgs Vabtjttmg two witnesses.-

against said co'ntho'us band-and being' -anvLORENZ() BASSO.

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